Information Technology
An Introduction for Today's Digital World
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2025
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3rd edition
Chapman & Hall/CRC (Verlag)
978-1-032-86720-5 (ISBN)
Chapman & Hall/CRC (Verlag)
978-1-032-86720-5 (ISBN)
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This book presents an introduction to the field of information technology suitable for any student of an IT-related field or IT professional. Coverage includes such IT topics as IT careers, computer hardware, software, network protocols, binary numbers and Boolean logic, information security, and a look at both Windows and Linux.
This book presents an introduction to the field of information technology suitable for any student of an IT-related field or IT professional. Coverage includes such IT topics as IT careers, computer hardware (CPU, memory, I/O, storage, computer network devices), software (operating systems, applications software, programming), network protocols, binary numbers and Boolean logic, information security, and a look at both Windows and Linux. Many of these topics are covered in depth with numerous examples presented throughout the text.
New to this edition are chapters on new trends in technology, including block chain, quantum computing and artificial intelligence, and the negative impact of computer usage, including how computer usage impacts our health, E-waste and concerns over Internet usage. The material on Windows and Linux have been updated and refined. Some content has been removed from the book to be made available as online supplemental readings.
Ancillary content for students and readers of the book are available from the textbook’s companion website, including a lab manual, lecture notes, supplemental readings and chapter reviews. For instructors, there is an instructor’s manual including answers to the chapter review questions and a testbank.
This book presents an introduction to the field of information technology suitable for any student of an IT-related field or IT professional. Coverage includes such IT topics as IT careers, computer hardware (CPU, memory, I/O, storage, computer network devices), software (operating systems, applications software, programming), network protocols, binary numbers and Boolean logic, information security, and a look at both Windows and Linux. Many of these topics are covered in depth with numerous examples presented throughout the text.
New to this edition are chapters on new trends in technology, including block chain, quantum computing and artificial intelligence, and the negative impact of computer usage, including how computer usage impacts our health, E-waste and concerns over Internet usage. The material on Windows and Linux have been updated and refined. Some content has been removed from the book to be made available as online supplemental readings.
Ancillary content for students and readers of the book are available from the textbook’s companion website, including a lab manual, lecture notes, supplemental readings and chapter reviews. For instructors, there is an instructor’s manual including answers to the chapter review questions and a testbank.
Richard Fox is a professor of computer science in the School of Computing and Analytics at Northern Kentucky University, where he has worked since 2001. His PhD is in Computer and Information Sciences from The Ohio State University. He has published three IT textbooks and dozens of research articles on artificial intelligence.
1. Information Technology 2. The CPU and Memory 3. Storage and I/O 4. All About Binary Numbers 5. Computer Networks 6. The Operating System 7. Software 8. Programming and Programming Languages 9. Information Security 10. Trends in Technology 11. The Computer’s Negative Impacts on Society 12. The Windows Operating System 13. Linux
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.6.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 134 Tables, black and white; 233 Line drawings, black and white; 35 Halftones, black and white; 268 Illustrations, black and white |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Programmiersprachen / -werkzeuge |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Software Entwicklung | |
| Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► CAD-Programme | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-032-86720-5 / 1032867205 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-032-86720-5 / 9781032867205 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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